Discussion following with actor Eric Braeden and director Joseph Sargent.

COLOSSUS: THE FORBIN PROJECT

1970,
Universal,
100 min,
USA,
Dir: Joseph Sargent

“We built a super computer with a mind of its own – and now we must fight it for the world!” Classic, dystopian 70s sci-fi starring Eric Braeden as Dr. Charles Forbin, a humane, thoughtful scientist chosen to oversee the U.S. government’s new computerized defense system. It turns out the Russians have a super-brain of their own – and when the two computers start talking it’s the prelude to apocalypse in this superb, future-shock thriller from the director of THE TAKING OF PELHAM ONE TWO THREE. With Susan Clark and William Schallert.